Tim Bresnan and Jason Roy’s England involvement threatened by injury

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Roy was struck on the thumb batting against New Zealand A but suffered only bruisingJan Kruger / Getty Images

Myles Hodgson

Last updated at 12:01AM, September 1 2014

England have become accustomed to their one-day plans going awry this summer
and even the announcement of a changed squad for the one-off Twenty20
international against India at Edgbaston on Sunday has proved no different.

Within hours of it being released, injuries threatened the first call-up of
Jason Roy, the hard-hitting Surrey batsman, and the recall of Tim Bresnan,
the Yorkshire all-rounder.

The selection of Roy is a particularly eye-catching addition to a 14-man squad
that also included recalls for Ravi Bopara, of Essex, and James Taylor, of
Nottinghamshire, while Ian Bell and Michael Carberry, who both featured in
England’s